wait (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 42
def stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
examples I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Frame - 22 Somebody ----s PP
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Derivationally related form wait → wait; wait → waiter
Derivationally related form wait → waiting
Hyponym ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait; kick one's heels, cool one's heels; stand by, stick around, stick about
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Derivationally related form waiting → wait
Derivationally related form wait → wait; waiter → wait
Hypernym ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait; kick one's heels, cool one's heels; stand by, stick around, stick about
Entailment line up, queue up, queue

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